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Abba-Gana, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Board of Trustees, BoT, said the North presently would need at least four years to search for a suitable presidential material that could unify the north; he also dismissed claims of the north producing a unity candidate.
Abba- Gana said: “The North is not against Jonathan because there are several well respected northern leaders who are supporting him.
“Some people in the North want the presidency to come back to the region in 2015, but at the same time, others are saying that there is nothing wrong in allowing Jonathan to complete his eight years for fairness.
“Allowing Jonathan another four years will not take anything away from the North.
“If you ask me, I will say that the North needs another four years to plan; relate better and work hard to resolve the Boko Haram and Jos crises. We also need to search for, and groom a leader who will unite the North and at the same time give Nigerians good leadership. We can’t do this in a crash programme.”
Abba-Gana’s statement is coming just as Senator Emmanuel Bwacha from Taraba State, dissociated northern minorities from the clamour for power shift back to the north.
Abba-Gana also endorsed the proposal for President Jonathan to be offered the right of first refusal to the PDP presidential ticket in 2015.